Emergence of Streptococcus pneumoniae with high-level resistance to cefotaxime in Hong Kong.

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Published in Hong Kong Med J on December 01, 1999

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Wong1, Woo, Ho, Cheng, Yuen

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1: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.

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